The Health and Human Resources Secretariat has created five surveys to assess the Virginia Behavioral Health & Developmental Services System to provide insight into creating a plan/redesign to provide better care to Virginians, & your input is valuable!

Please complete a survey or multiple surveys to share your thoughts. Depending on how detailed your responses are, each survey should take about 10-20 minutes. The last day to complete a survey will be November 30, 2022. Click here to access the surveys.

Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement (VOICE) is hosting an Assembly on Sunday, December 4th from 3:45 PM – 5:30 PM. Attending will be 375+ VOICE leaders plus key County & State officials to make public commitments to VOICE members on their key issues, including mental health and addiction.

When: Sunday, December 4th

Time: 3:45 PM – 5:30 PM

Where: Trinity Presbyterian Church, 651 Dranesville Rd, Herndon, VA 20170

Register: Click here

The inaugural Mind and Wellness Foundation ‘Mental Break 2K/5K Walk is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at Browns Chapel Park in Reston, Virginia.

The purpose of the ‘Mental Break 2K/5K Walk’ is to garner awareness for barriers surrounding access to mental health care, including lack of knowledge and access to providers, insurance and financial limitations, among other challenges that young men and women in the U.S. experience, particularly those in communities of color.  For more information and registration, click here.

The Loudoun County Advisory Committee on Youth is conducting the 2022 Loudoun County Youth Survey to Help better understand the needs of Loudoun County youth. The survey covers four topic areas: activities and interests; mental health and stress management; online access and activity; and drug and alcohol use. Available in English and Spanish, this survey is being conducted until December 4th, 2022.

Learn more about the survey’s eligibility requirements and how to fill it out by clicking here.